Tayy al-Arḍ ( "folding up of the earth" or "covering long distances in the twinkling of an eye") is the name for thaumaturgical teleportation in the mystical form of Islamic religious and philosophical tradition. The concept has been expressed as "traversing the earth without moving"; some have termed it "moving by the earth being displaced under one's feet". It is a concept widely familiar to the Shī‘īs and Sufis, each group having a different interpretation on it. Definitions and discussion The dictionary of Dehkhoda defines Tay al-Ard as: "نوعی کرامت که بجای گام برداشتن و رفتن, زمین در زیر پای آدمی بتندی پیچیده شود و او به مقصد خویش هر چند دور باشد در مدتی بسیار کم رسد" "A type of keramat in which instead of moving toward a destination by taking a step forward, the earth turns toward the traverser rapidly, no matter how far the destination be." Ibn al-Nadim defines it exactly the same way when he says: "و یذکر ان الارض تطوی له (میمون القداح) فیمضی الی این احب فی اقرب مده" The concept of tei al-ardh has its roots in the following verses of the Chapter al-Naml of the Quran: The phrase "twinkling of an eye" is translated to mean in a very, very short time, i.e. almost instantaneously. Some claim that according to these verses, it is the non-prophet Asif ibn al-Birkhia who transports the throne of Queen Sheba almost instantaneously. According to them, a hadith by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq also confirms that Solomon transports the throne by Tay al-Ard in specific. A precise definition of Tai al-Ardh has been offered by Allama Qadhi, one of the masters of Allameh Tabatabaei: اعدام جسم و بدن در مكان اوّل، و احضار و ايجادش در مكان مقصود "the ceasing and termination of matter in the initial location, and its appearance and re-creation in its final location (destination)" Other explanations offered are also mystical in nature. A hadith by Imam Muhammad al-Baqir e.g. is narrated in which he attributes the aforementioned esoteric knowledge of Asif ibn Barakhia to the Asma 'ullah or the "names of God", another widely discussed topic in Islamic philosophy and mysticism and even kabbalah: "اسم اعظم خداوند، هفتاد و سه حرف است. آصف بن برخیا فقط یکی از آن حروف را میدانست که توانست زمین را درهم نوردد و قبل از یک چشم بر هم زدن، تخت بلیقس را از سرزمین سبا نزد سلیمان